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When a speaker is rated with nominal power and peak power?
for example I have a pair infinity speakers that are rated with 100 Watts nominal and then 300 peak, my question is how long can the speaker sustain peak power ? Maybe a few seconds?
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- N2AudioLv 76 years ago
All things considered, peak/max power don t mean anything at all. It has to do with moments of high energy in music - like the snap of a snare drum. For that instant (small fraction of a second - not secondS) the power out of a 100w rms amp might be 110 or 120w (or something in that vicinity).
The problem with peak/max power ratings as they relate to amps and speakers is that there is no standard definition. The manufacturers can claim whatever peak power rating they want because there s no measurement they have to meet.
So the point is -- peak, max, dynamic etc...ignore them. Even from the good quality brands.
RMS power are the ratings that are important.
And the cheap brands (Boss comes to mind) lie about RMS ratings too.
